title: The influence of sex on character attribute preferences.
abstract: This study investigates the sex-based differences in preferences for character types and game play. It is hypothesized that males will prefer more combat-oriented roles, while females will prefer less violent ones, with an emphasis on nurturing others and supporting the group. We find support for sex-based differences in character type selection. Violence aversion is a factor for females, while cooperative, nurturing factors are not.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, PO Box 7150, Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150, USA. mcompani@uccs.edu
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Companion
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sambrook
mesh_terms: D002605:Character; D002755:Choice Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D018910:Video Games; D014754:Violence